The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a new tool for healthcare providers to help improve the quality of care, according to an agency release. The enhanced Quality Improvement ...

The “flagship program” meant to drive quality at nursing homes most in need of improvement is not working, in part due to an overreliance on financial ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is increasing scrutiny and oversight over the country's poorest-performing nursing facilities. CMS is toughening requirements for completion to the ...

A federal watchdog Wednesday called on regulators to strengthen the Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes, saying that most facilities that graduate do not sustain improvements. Providers ...

A federal watchdog Wednesday called on regulators to strengthen the Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes, saying that most facilities that graduate do not sustain improvements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 31 released its calendar year 2026 final rule for the physician fee schedule.

A new-look Medicare Advantage (MA) quality bonus program would better incentivize insurers and help individuals choose a more appropriate plan, a report from Urban Institute finds. Authors Robert ...

CMS’ Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program was designed to pay hospitals a higher annual update to their payment rates for successfully reporting and meeting designated quality measures. In ...

Medicare’s value-based programs are penalizing inpatient hospitals for community-level health equity factors that impact outcomes but are largely out of hospitals’ control, according to a recent ...

CMS recently issued a proposed rule requiring most Medicare-participating providers to give beneficiaries written notice about their right to contact a Medicare Quality Improvement Organization if ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Funding awarded from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow Purdue Healthcare Advisors (PHA) at Purdue University to assist approximately 6,000 Indiana ...

Medicare Advantage’s quality bonus program is a significant source of revenue for MA insurers, but generally doesn’t translate to higher quality care for beneficiaries, according to a new report from ...